In the dark alley, Zhou Zhou looked at Al with sparkling eyes. The other party's solemn promise undoubtedly gave him a great sense of security.
In the two previous copies, whether it was Shirley or Keli, or Qian Le and Heya, in Zhou Zhou's opinion, they were all people who needed his protection.
Only Al, perhaps because of the indifference and composure he showed in the copy, made Zhou Zhou always think that he was a very powerful person.
If Al was willing to protect him, then maybe he could really survive safely.
But he is not the kind of person who would foolishly tell everything just after hearing a few words from others.
Zhou Zhou squatted there and thought for a while, then decided to ask politely. He looked up and said seriously, "Al, what should I do if I find an abnormal NPC in the game?"
When Al saw Zhou Zhou lowering his head to think, he thought he was thinking about how to organize his words to tell him the whole cause and effect of the incident, but his topic actually jumped to another dimension.
What does this have to do with NPCs?
Could it be that someone is tampering with the Nightmare City? But Zeus' recent monitoring showed that everything was normal and no problems were found.
Or maybe they deceived Zeus's monitoring through some means, which is a possibility.
For thousands of years, Zeus has been the most powerful artificial intelligence in the empire, and he also has the ability to learn and evolve. No one has ever been able to escape his monitoring.
But Zhou Zhou's appearance was already a precedent, and Zeus could not find his information, which meant that there were still loopholes in the Nightmare City that they were not aware of.
Thinking of this, Alvia turned his gaze to Zhou Zhou and said seriously: "If this situation really happens, you can report the abnormal NPC to Zeus and he will handle it."
Everyone in the empire knows Zeus, because most of their daily affairs are handled by artificial intelligence, and the overall system of artificial intelligence is Zeus.
Even children of a few years old know a lot about Zeus.
But Zhou Zhou didn't know. He didn't know who Zeus was, and he didn't dare to ask directly. He could only continue to probe carefully: "What will he do after the feedback?"
"If it's a general problem with no major impact, just repair it. If the problem is serious and the consequences are severe, just destroy the NPC and the copy it is in and rebuild it." Rebuilding a copy is a very simple thing for Zeus.
repair?
Destroy the copy as well?
Rebuild?
Every word shocked and frightened Zhou Zhou. He was about to cry. The hope that had just appeared was shattered in an instant, but he still did not give up and continued to ask: "Then, can we just leave it like that, without repairing it or destroying it?"
Alvia was puzzled as to why the problem was ignored after it was discovered. He, who was always rigorous in work and life, immediately said: "Problems must be solved when they occur. Putting them aside will only cause greater trouble. They should be nipped in the bud before they develop!"
Elvia said this righteously, but in Zhou Zhou's eyes it was full of murderous intent. He was frightened, and only one word was left playing in his mind on a loop.
Kill, kill, kill, kill...
After Alvia finished speaking, she saw that Zhou Zhou no longer asked questions about this issue, but stared at her blankly with eyes wide open, so she couldn't help but hint: "Do you have anything else to say to me?"
Zhou Zhou shook his head violently: "No, no, no more." He didn't dare to say anything.
Elvia wondered if Zhou Zhou still had some concerns, but Zhou Zhou squatted there, not daring to speak or even look away.
After that, the two of them stood and squatted, looking at each other in silence for a long time.
"If you...are threatened, you can tell me." After a long time, Alvia spoke.
Zhou Zhou felt very aggrieved as he was threatened by the person in front of him. He didn't expect that Al would be like this. If he said, "It is you who threatened me," would he be "strangled to death"?
Looking at Zhou Zhou's aggrieved and pitiful expression, Al finally did not force him. He looked away at the crowd outside the alley and said, "Didn't you say you would treat me to a meal? Let's go now."
"Where are we going to eat?" Zhou Zhou looked alert, fearing that Al had discovered his identity and was trying to trick him away and kill him.
"Whatever, you treat me to a meal and you choose the place."
Alvia already knew where Zhou Zhou would go to eat. After all, he only went to that one place when he invited others to dinner and never thought of changing another place.
Sure enough, after making sure that Al really wanted to eat and not do anything else, Zhou Zhou stood up and followed Al.
It was obviously Zhou Zhou who should have taken Alvia to the restaurant, but it was Al who led the way. Zhou Zhou seemed to be ready to hide himself, and he kept hiding behind Al. When he met a crowded place, he tried to shrink as if he was trying to make himself smaller.
Although Zhou Zhou was frightened by Al's dangerous remarks just now, he was the only person Zhou Zhou was familiar with. When facing a crowd of strangers, he would subconsciously seek Al's protection.
The two of them maintained this posture and walked together to the restaurant that Zhou Zhou had just left.
Elvia also discovered something unusual about Zhou Zhou. He was apparently fine in the copy, but now he was trembling all the way along the way, as if he was afraid of something.
Sitting face to face, Alvia couldn't help but ask, "What are you afraid of?"
Zhou Zhou answered honestly: "I'm afraid of death."
Alvia: “…”
"Why? Are you afraid of death?" Has your life been threatened?
Zhou Zhou looked at Al with shocked eyes, an expression that showed someone who was afraid of death yet still asked why. It was very easy to understand.
"Because after I die, there will be no me."
Looking at Zhou Zhou who was looking down dejectedly, Alvia felt that she had asked a very stupid question.
He leaned back in his chair, tapped the table with his left hand, and said coldly, "Since you are afraid of death, then work hard to eliminate the factors that threaten your life instead of trembling here in fear and trepidation."
Zhou Zhou said, "What if it can't be eliminated?"
Now everyone could potentially discover his identity and kill him. He couldn't leave this game world, and he couldn't find a place to hide. It was even more impossible for him to destroy everyone. He couldn't possibly do such a thing.
"Then find someone to shelter you."
"Can't find it?"
Alvia frowned slightly. Hadn't he said it several times?
"I've said before that as long as you tell me everything you know, I will protect your personal safety." Alvia said it again, but this time there was a hint of impatience on her expression. He didn't understand why Zhou Zhou kept refusing after he had made a clear commitment.
No matter from which aspect, he is the best candidate. As long as he is willing to protect the other party, Zhou Zhou's life will no longer be threatened.
Could it be that those people have some leverage over him? family? friend? Or, lover?
Just as Elvia was thinking, Zhou Zhou suddenly said something shocking. "You can't."
Alvia raised her head slowly, her eyes narrowed, as if she didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
Zhou Zhou shrank back and whispered, "You really can't do it." He had just asked, and it was clearly Al himself who said that if his true identity was discovered, he would hand him over to Zeus and then kill him.
After a moment of silence, Alvia snorted coldly, looking at Zhou Zhou with a gaze that seemed to be icy: "Then who do you think can do it?"
Zhou Zhou slumped his shoulders and lowered his head and replied, "No one can." No one can protect him. He is different from everyone else. He is an outlier.
This answer slightly reduced the chill around Alvia. Looking at Zhou Zhou who was unmoved, he could only continue, "Since you don't want to choose the best solution, there is only one left."
"What?" Is there any other solution? Zhou Zhou asked curiously.
"Live in the present. Instead of waiting in fear for the guillotine to fall on your head at any time, it is better to live every day happily and do what you really want to do. Even if you really die one day, you will have no regrets."
This was the first time someone had a heart-to-heart talk with Zhou Zhou like this. In the past, he was the only one who listened to others and comforted them.
Zhou Zhou's eyes became brighter as he pondered over these words.
Yes, he doesn’t know when his true identity will be exposed. If he is always afraid and hiding everywhere, he will be unhappy every day. It is better to live in the present. If his true identity is discovered one day and he is killed, he will have no regrets.
Besides, as long as he didn't tell anyone and tried hard to disguise himself, he might not be discovered and might be able to survive.
Now he just needs to live happily every day. As for what will happen after he is discovered, he will wait until he is really discovered.
He still has a lot of things to do. Even if he is killed, he must finish what he wants to do before that time comes.
After some thought, Zhou Zhou suddenly understood and was no longer afraid of Al. Although Al's thoughts were dangerous, he was a good man and had always been helping him. If he hadn't met Al today, he wouldn't have thought of all this.
When she found that Zhou Zhou had finally returned to his usual appearance, Elvia breathed a sigh of relief without noticing.
The ordered dishes had already appeared on the table, but the two people were still talking and had not had time to eat. Alvia was ready to try them. Zhou Zhou had come to this restaurant several times in the past few days, and even came twice today.
Although the Nightmare City has been open for a while, he has only entered two dungeons and logged off immediately after the dungeons ended. He has never visited or toured the city here, let alone eaten there.
The food here can only be tasted, but it cannot provide nutrition to the body. Instead of wasting time here eating food that cannot fill your stomach at all, it is better to supplement nutrient solution offline.
But now, listening to the bustling voices around and looking at the blue ocean flowing on the wall, maybe it would be a nice experience to spend time here occasionally.
Before he had time to eat, he found that Zhou Zhou suddenly sat up straight and looked at him seriously.
What's going on? Not recovered yet? Or do you have any more questions for him?
"Al!" Zhou Zhou looked at the person opposite him, with a hint of shyness in his relaxed and bright expression.
"I like you."
Alvia: “…I know.” Why did you suddenly confess again? Didn’t I confess my feelings in the dungeon this morning?
well? Know? How do you know?
Zhou Zhou blinked his eyes and thought, forget it, this is not important. He wants to live in the present, do what he wants to do, and start having many romances from today.
Alvia is a boy, so it should be...
Zhou Zhou leaned forward and asked softly, "Will you be my boyfriend?"
The author has something to say:
In order to express support for the readers, the author decided to speed up the relationship between the two protagonists and gave Elvia a back door.
A window suddenly appeared in Zhou Zhou's small house. Elvia, who was rigorous by nature, thought this was very unusual and did not choose to climb in to take a look. Instead, he welded the window shut with steel plates.
After welding it to death, I gave myself a thumbs up for my rigorous work.
At this time Zhou Zhou opened the door and took the initiative to invite Elvia in.
Therefore, the rigorous Elvia selection ()
A. thought there must be something wrong, rejected Zhou Zhou and welded the door shut
B. Rubbing his hands together, he accepted the invitation and entered the room.
C. Kick Zhou Zhou away and occupy his house, so Zhou Zhou can only stay at the reader's house overnight.
D. Criticize Zhou Zhou for inviting others into the room at will and asking him to write a 3,000-word self-criticism plus a hundred-sentence confession.
E. scolded Zhou Zhou for not being vigilant. Zhou Zhou got angry and called all the fish in his pond to beat Al together.
F. Others
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